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Latest Comments by mr-victory
NVIDIA driver 535.86.05 out now
20 Jul 2023 at 6:40 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: nwildnerLuckly GTX 1080 is one of the GPUs that is part of the open-nvidia driver
Afaik 16xx and newer is supported by open kernel modules.

Overwatch 2 heads to Steam making it even easier on Steam Deck / Linux
20 Jul 2023 at 6:33 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: BelaptirWhat's the question that he's answering?
https://nitter.net/Qwik/status/1681720303389667328 [External Link]

Overwatch 2 heads to Steam making it even easier on Steam Deck / Linux
19 Jul 2023 at 5:46 pm UTC

Quoting: Belaptirthat have their own Launcher?
For example on Battlefield 4 Steam page there is this warning: Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required.
Only Battle.net account requirement is mentioned on OW2 page.

FACEIT Anti-Cheat to support Linux / Steam Deck with BattleBit Remastered
16 Jul 2023 at 6:56 pm UTC

Quoting: ElectricPrismConcerns like this are why I have completely separate Linux Gaming Rigs from my work rigs. ( and why I prefer immutible root for certain use-cases like gaming )
Linux versions of anti cheats do not have unlimited access to your system unlike Windows, why do you feel the need of seperating your systems?

Star Labs announced the compact Byte Mk II PC
14 Jul 2023 at 11:37 am UTC

Super efficient firmware that only takes 0.76s to POST.
Looks at his PCs with 10 second boot time, jealousy intensifies...

Microsoft wins against FTC to buy Activision Blizzard
12 Jul 2023 at 6:10 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Purple Library GuyHmmm . . . how fundamentally incompatible with Wine?
AFAIK UWP apps use totally different APIs which aren't implemented in Wine so to get an UWP app running, a lot of functions should be added to Wine. Nobody has bothered to do this yet.

Microsoft wins against FTC to buy Activision Blizzard
12 Jul 2023 at 4:31 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Purple Library GuyI don't have a good memory for acronyms; what's a UWP?
Universal Windows Platform. The package format used by Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass. UWP is incompatible with Wine, therefore anything in UWP is a no-go on Linux. The problem is that if Actibilzzard games get locked down to Game Pass or MS Store they cannot be played on Linux.

Fedora considering adding in 'privacy-preserving' telemetry
8 Jul 2023 at 8:12 pm UTC Likes: 2

KDE Plasma added opt-in telemetry and life went on. Fedora is considering telemetry and it blew up for some reason.

Steam Deck now the global #1 top seller on Steam
30 Jun 2023 at 3:42 pm UTC

Quoting: blindcoderI _want_ to pick one up, but it's _still_ a lot of money for a device I don't really _need_.
I am also in the same boat. But if Deck had VoLTE, things would be very different for me.